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The luxury developer protecting coral from climate change
Meet the high-tech tourism developer using robots and AI to bring coral back to life in the Red Sea. ... They are monitoring around 300 reef sites in the Red Sea, deploying advanced technology ...
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Scientists estimate that by mid-century approximately 90% of the world's coral reefs will be severely degraded because they cannot survive in the warming ... Coral reefs add $36 billion annually to the global economy through tourism, jobs, and fisheries. We literally can't afford not to protect them! ... Red Sea reef Foundation 90 Wall ...
The Red Sea's Coral Reefs Defy the Climate-Change Odds
The International Coral Reef Initiative, which works to protect the world's coral, estimated that reefs support $2.7 trillion a year in goods and services, including tourism.
From diving to kitesurfing: A guide for discovering the Red Sea
Further from the coastline into the Red Sea, the SS Thistlegorm (a British Merchant Navy ship) can be found. Built in 1940, it sank during World War II. Since then, it has been reclaimed by an ...
How The Red Sea Project is Pioneering Regenerative Tourism
The Red Sea Could be a Climate Refuge for Coral Reefs
A recent proposal for a vast new marine protected area encompassing the Red Sea's reefs could be a step toward ensuring their survival, and the possibility of spreading the hope growing there to ...
U.S. Government Provides $15 Million to Launch Red Sea Initiative
Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt - Today at COP27, the U.S. Government announced the Red Sea Initiative—a major new initiative aimed at conserving the Red Sea's coastal ecosystem, while promoting high-value, low-environmental impact ecotourism.. Through an initial U.S. Government contribution of $15 million, the Red Sea Initiative plans to: Protect the Red Sea's coral reef and surrounding ...
Our Reef
The Red Sea's reef is one of the longest continuous living reefs in the world, extending along 4,000 km of the Red Sea's coastline (which is about the distance from New York to Los Angeles). These reefs provide food and a source of livelihood to a rapidly growing coastal population of over 28 million people, with billions of dollars of value generated annually from tourism and from ...
Coral reefs of the Red Sea
Coral reefs-based tourism is economically important along the Egyptian Red Sea with 90% of the tourism investment concentrated around the Gulf of Aqaba (Hilmi et al., 2018). In Eilat Israel, 141,000 tourists entered the Coral Beach nature reserve in 2017 and 500,000 visited the Underwater Observatory Park, the country's number one attraction ...
Jordan scrambles to save rare Red Sea corals that can withstand climate
Common reef-building coral in the northern Red Sea resistant to elevated temperature and acidification. Royal Society Open Science , 4 (5), 170038. doi: 10.1098/rsos.170038
The RED SEA: Protecting the World's LAST Coral Refuge
Coral bleaching eliminates their main food source risking their health and the health of the reef ecosystems. A study published by the World Resources Institute stated that without prompt action towards conserving coral reef ecosystems, they could completely disappear by 2050. In the Red Sea, corals are well-known for their ability to tolerate ...
Red Sea Coral Reefs
Red Sea coral reefs are the northernmost in the Indian Ocean. Most of the Red Sea coast is rimmed by shallow submarine shelves and extensive fringing reef systems, by far the dominant reef type found here. Red Sea fringing reef platforms are over 5000 years old, and the entire coastal reef complex extends along some 2,000 km (1,240 miles) of ...
A luxurious, eco-friendly haven: The Red Sea tourism
A luxurious, eco-friendly haven: The Red Sea's regenerative tourism takes center stage. As Saudi Arabia prepares to welcome its first guests to The Red Sea and AMAALA destinations, the anticipation is high for the luxurious and unique experiences that await visitors. From scenic islands and vibrant coral reefs to serpentine dunes and sleepy ...
Middle East coral reefs: How sunscreen and mass tourism are taking a
Overcrowding is damaging some Red Sea and Arabian Gulf coral reefs as the struggle to balance tourism and ecology preservation falls short Healthy corals at "Islands", a snorkelling spot in ...
Why The Red Sea Heralds a New Era in Global Tourism
When The Red Sea is completed in 2030, the destination will be home to 50 hotels across 22 islands and six inland sites. It will include luxury marinas, golf courses, entertainment options, F&B ...
Red Sea coral reefs benefit from drop in tourists
Local and foreign tourists snorkel in the Red Sea waters above a coral reef near Sharm el-Sheikh, at the southern tip of the Sinai Peninsula, Egypt, Sept. 29, 2021. ... They have long warned of the damage commercial tourism is doing to Red Sea coral reefs. Access the Middle East news and analysis you can trust. Join our community of Middle East ...
Egypt's fight to preserve coral reefs in the Red Sea
As a result, the tourism industry is one of the country's leading economic sectors, generating around 389 billion Egyptian pounds (€20.9 billion) for the nation's economy in 2018. But the ...
U.S. Government Provides $15 Million to Launch Red Sea Initiative
Egypt's Vice Minister of Tourism and Antiquities (MoTA) for Tourism Affairs, Mrs. Ghada Shalaby, commended this new cooperation between MoTA, the Egyptian stakeholders, the U.S. Government, through USAID, the Global Fund for Coral Reefs (GFCR) and other partners, "The Red Sea Initiative touches so many important goals that feed into Egypt ...
Egypt's rebounding tourism threatens Red Sea corals
Divers swim off the coast of Egypt's Red Sea resort of Hurghada, on April 4, 2019. (Mohamed el-Shahed / AFP) UNEP estimates that about 20 percent of the world's coral reefs have been destroyed ...
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Lying between Africa and Asia, the coastal zone of the Red Sea is an ecologically unique marine ecosystem that houses one of the most extensive, diverse, and colorful coral reefs in the world. The coral reef, with its many endemic species of marine invertebrates and fish, provides a vital research platform for studying how humans impact marine ...
9 Interesting Gulf of Aqaba Facts
The marine habitat in the Gulf of Aqaba is quite diverse, with rocky shores, fore reefs, reef faces, sandy bottoms and shores, and seagrass meadows. The Gulf drops off steeply to a depth of around 900 m. Coral reefs are limited to a thin band, less than 300 m broad, along the rocky shorelines.
Is the Red Sea really red?
The Red Sea has one of the world's longest continuous coral reefs. It extends for 2,485 miles (4,000 km) and hosts a rich diversity of marine life. It extends for 2,485 miles (4,000 km) and hosts ...
Coral Reefs
Figure 2. Figure 1. Corals are members of the phylum Cnidaria, a diverse group that includes jellyfish, hydroids, and sea anemones. Cnidarians have a simple body plan, exhibit radial symmetry, and ...
World is not doing enough to protect coral reefs, UN envoy says
Updated 10:58 AM PDT, April 16, 2024. ATHENS, Greece (AP) — The world is not doing enough to protect coral reefs, the United Nations' special envoy for the ocean said Tuesday in defense of the marine ecosystems that protect biodiversity, sustain underwater life and produce some of the oxygen we breathe. In an interview with The Associated ...
Apr 18, 2024 6:40 PM EDT. Scientists issued a warning due to record-breaking temperatures in 2023 which accelerated the speed of the second-largest mass coral bleaching event across the Atlantic ...
Planning for healthy corals and communities
Governments in the Mesoamerican Reef region are exploring the use of nature-based solutions to strengthen coral health and societal benefits for coastal communities. A new study in Nature ...
Coral reefs suffer fourth global bleaching event, NOAA says
Item 1 of 8 Coral reefs bleach in the Great Barrier Reef as scientists conduct in-water monitoring during marine heat in Martin Reef, March 15, 2024, in this handout picture obtained by Reuters on ...
It's One of the Last Pristine Coral Reefs on Earth. Should We ...
In the 17,760-square-mile marine national park that surrounds the island chain, 75% of the world's coral species and 1,653 species of fish have been recorded, dwarfing even Australia's Great ...
World's coral reefs hit by a fourth mass bleaching event, NOAA says
April 15, 2024, 9:20 PM UTC. By Evan Bush. Extreme ocean heat is causing a mass bleaching event in coral reefs across the globe, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ...
REef crystals vs Red Sea coral pro
Coral pro is a good salt, but has very high allalinity, around 12. Many people use Instant Ocean(regular, not reef crystals) for decades and swear by it. Rimless 150 Gal Sps System: Giesemann Spectra/New Apex/2x MP40qd's+ 2x Gyre XF250's/Cor20/Custom Stand, Sump and Algae Scrubber/2x DOS dosing/Skimz Octa 205i Skimmer
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Meet the high-tech tourism developer using robots and AI to bring coral back to life in the Red Sea. ... They are monitoring around 300 reef sites in the Red Sea, deploying advanced technology ...
Scientists estimate that by mid-century approximately 90% of the world's coral reefs will be severely degraded because they cannot survive in the warming ... Coral reefs add $36 billion annually to the global economy through tourism, jobs, and fisheries. We literally can't afford not to protect them! ... Red Sea reef Foundation 90 Wall ...
The International Coral Reef Initiative, which works to protect the world's coral, estimated that reefs support $2.7 trillion a year in goods and services, including tourism.
Further from the coastline into the Red Sea, the SS Thistlegorm (a British Merchant Navy ship) can be found. Built in 1940, it sank during World War II. Since then, it has been reclaimed by an ...
An aerial view of the stunning Coral Bloom Concept / ©The Red Sea Project. The answer is to do something completely new across an unimaginable scale: regenerative - as opposed to sustainable - development, producing a net positive conservation benefit of 30%. Furthermore, amid all the nosebleed numbers, there's one figure notable for its ...
A recent proposal for a vast new marine protected area encompassing the Red Sea's reefs could be a step toward ensuring their survival, and the possibility of spreading the hope growing there to ...
Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt - Today at COP27, the U.S. Government announced the Red Sea Initiative—a major new initiative aimed at conserving the Red Sea's coastal ecosystem, while promoting high-value, low-environmental impact ecotourism.. Through an initial U.S. Government contribution of $15 million, the Red Sea Initiative plans to: Protect the Red Sea's coral reef and surrounding ...
The Red Sea's reef is one of the longest continuous living reefs in the world, extending along 4,000 km of the Red Sea's coastline (which is about the distance from New York to Los Angeles). These reefs provide food and a source of livelihood to a rapidly growing coastal population of over 28 million people, with billions of dollars of value generated annually from tourism and from ...
Coral reefs-based tourism is economically important along the Egyptian Red Sea with 90% of the tourism investment concentrated around the Gulf of Aqaba (Hilmi et al., 2018). In Eilat Israel, 141,000 tourists entered the Coral Beach nature reserve in 2017 and 500,000 visited the Underwater Observatory Park, the country's number one attraction ...
Common reef-building coral in the northern Red Sea resistant to elevated temperature and acidification. Royal Society Open Science , 4 (5), 170038. doi: 10.1098/rsos.170038
Coral bleaching eliminates their main food source risking their health and the health of the reef ecosystems. A study published by the World Resources Institute stated that without prompt action towards conserving coral reef ecosystems, they could completely disappear by 2050. In the Red Sea, corals are well-known for their ability to tolerate ...
Red Sea coral reefs are the northernmost in the Indian Ocean. Most of the Red Sea coast is rimmed by shallow submarine shelves and extensive fringing reef systems, by far the dominant reef type found here. Red Sea fringing reef platforms are over 5000 years old, and the entire coastal reef complex extends along some 2,000 km (1,240 miles) of ...
A luxurious, eco-friendly haven: The Red Sea's regenerative tourism takes center stage. As Saudi Arabia prepares to welcome its first guests to The Red Sea and AMAALA destinations, the anticipation is high for the luxurious and unique experiences that await visitors. From scenic islands and vibrant coral reefs to serpentine dunes and sleepy ...
Overcrowding is damaging some Red Sea and Arabian Gulf coral reefs as the struggle to balance tourism and ecology preservation falls short Healthy corals at "Islands", a snorkelling spot in ...
When The Red Sea is completed in 2030, the destination will be home to 50 hotels across 22 islands and six inland sites. It will include luxury marinas, golf courses, entertainment options, F&B ...
Local and foreign tourists snorkel in the Red Sea waters above a coral reef near Sharm el-Sheikh, at the southern tip of the Sinai Peninsula, Egypt, Sept. 29, 2021. ... They have long warned of the damage commercial tourism is doing to Red Sea coral reefs. Access the Middle East news and analysis you can trust. Join our community of Middle East ...
As a result, the tourism industry is one of the country's leading economic sectors, generating around 389 billion Egyptian pounds (€20.9 billion) for the nation's economy in 2018. But the ...
Egypt's Vice Minister of Tourism and Antiquities (MoTA) for Tourism Affairs, Mrs. Ghada Shalaby, commended this new cooperation between MoTA, the Egyptian stakeholders, the U.S. Government, through USAID, the Global Fund for Coral Reefs (GFCR) and other partners, "The Red Sea Initiative touches so many important goals that feed into Egypt ...
Divers swim off the coast of Egypt's Red Sea resort of Hurghada, on April 4, 2019. (Mohamed el-Shahed / AFP) UNEP estimates that about 20 percent of the world's coral reefs have been destroyed ...
Lying between Africa and Asia, the coastal zone of the Red Sea is an ecologically unique marine ecosystem that houses one of the most extensive, diverse, and colorful coral reefs in the world. The coral reef, with its many endemic species of marine invertebrates and fish, provides a vital research platform for studying how humans impact marine ...
The marine habitat in the Gulf of Aqaba is quite diverse, with rocky shores, fore reefs, reef faces, sandy bottoms and shores, and seagrass meadows. The Gulf drops off steeply to a depth of around 900 m. Coral reefs are limited to a thin band, less than 300 m broad, along the rocky shorelines.
The Red Sea has one of the world's longest continuous coral reefs. It extends for 2,485 miles (4,000 km) and hosts a rich diversity of marine life. It extends for 2,485 miles (4,000 km) and hosts ...
Figure 2. Figure 1. Corals are members of the phylum Cnidaria, a diverse group that includes jellyfish, hydroids, and sea anemones. Cnidarians have a simple body plan, exhibit radial symmetry, and ...
Updated 10:58 AM PDT, April 16, 2024. ATHENS, Greece (AP) — The world is not doing enough to protect coral reefs, the United Nations' special envoy for the ocean said Tuesday in defense of the marine ecosystems that protect biodiversity, sustain underwater life and produce some of the oxygen we breathe. In an interview with The Associated ...
Apr 18, 2024 6:40 PM EDT. Scientists issued a warning due to record-breaking temperatures in 2023 which accelerated the speed of the second-largest mass coral bleaching event across the Atlantic ...
Governments in the Mesoamerican Reef region are exploring the use of nature-based solutions to strengthen coral health and societal benefits for coastal communities. A new study in Nature ...
Item 1 of 8 Coral reefs bleach in the Great Barrier Reef as scientists conduct in-water monitoring during marine heat in Martin Reef, March 15, 2024, in this handout picture obtained by Reuters on ...
In the 17,760-square-mile marine national park that surrounds the island chain, 75% of the world's coral species and 1,653 species of fish have been recorded, dwarfing even Australia's Great ...
April 15, 2024, 9:20 PM UTC. By Evan Bush. Extreme ocean heat is causing a mass bleaching event in coral reefs across the globe, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ...
Coral pro is a good salt, but has very high allalinity, around 12. Many people use Instant Ocean(regular, not reef crystals) for decades and swear by it. Rimless 150 Gal Sps System: Giesemann Spectra/New Apex/2x MP40qd's+ 2x Gyre XF250's/Cor20/Custom Stand, Sump and Algae Scrubber/2x DOS dosing/Skimz Octa 205i Skimmer